No, Dont know who that guy is, I assume someone involved with local outreach programs for the commission flats? I did notice you holding a Woolies bag and chasing your kid around in the background though.

No need for the veneration, you can sit on a small chair if you like.

According to GQ and my high school photos it is the height of fashion :P

Who the fuck did that? :mad: :mad:

Hold the farkin phone!!!!! Apparently wog tassles and white socks are back... woooohooo Im fashionable again. https://www.gq.com/story/the-best-loafers-for-men

Thats the straw thats going to break the camel's back I reckon...

Pasquali in front of Eliopoulos means Guest NEVER passes the ball forwards...

Might actually try and go to this.

Oh hahahahahahahhaha noice.

Ah shuddupa ya face....

Thanks be to the soccer gods I was beginning to fear the worst ... that you had moved over to Reddit. Welcome back, hope you had an amazing time...

People born in the 1950s? what have they got to do with anything?

Great read. An often repeated opinion but appreciate the deep dive.

I reckon 5-7 are on the flight back as we speak.... We're gonna have to start camping out at Tullamarine to be able to tell who we are watching on the weekends. hahahahahah One thing I do know is whoever is on the social media "match day" post is odds on to NOT even be in the country...

You know what they say about assumptions?

Mix Adidas and Nike?!?!?!?!?! No farkin way, what sort of self respecting woggsie would I be?

Don't get me started, kids down here are gettign around like this....

Fran Karacic and Harry Souter were NOT people before playing for the Socceroos?

Stop derailing the thread talking about domestic troubles.. Lets make a thread about our favourite types of socks?

I quite like 22oC but sometimes, if Im feeling adventurous, I also quite like 19oC. What is everyones favourite cloud, mine is Cumulonimbus?

I would have thought that the GP and their UFC promotions would have a better return?

Just going off the article mate.

why? LIV golf was their tip of the spear for sports washing AND property development.... if the taps are running dry why do you think they will stick with football?

hmmm how about that, um weather?

If the PIF is feeling a financial pinch that could spell the end of the Saudi Football leagues "Marque Madness".

Agree, it was all down the left side, Swibel doesnt make the runs though..

First half was champagne football though, best we have played overseas this year.

hahahahahah You are not THAT far off the truth.... I think there were 18 clubs registered for last years Hellenic Cup (just Melbourne teams) and theya re expecting a bigger turn up this year. There are enough Greek clubs in Melbourne to set up 3 x Aleagues. hahahahah

Lot of bed hopping going on apparently :cool: :cool: :cool:

It IS for the 99% of football clubs in Australia that are NOT able to break through to a division higher than their state NPLs. Lets hope the Australian Championship becomes that top tier.

Did you bring your own cardboard to do head spins? lol

Made them who they are?? So you are questioning the national fervour of the dozens of South American kids that leave home for Europe every year, and then have tears rolling down their cheeks when singing the national anthem of the country that sent them out into the world to become men? Of Messi...

I doubt SBS would struggle with "foreign" names.

I think Ange's name came up to manage the new Tasmanian AFL team also.... and maybe the PNG Rugby one?

Ah OK, Ill get my kids to order one then γαμοτο...

Bullshit soft penalty and Macarthur pinching Sawyer made sure it didnt happen... Would have been a landmark moment for us if it did...

One day soon hopefuly..... we almost got there a couple of years ago...

No mate, I was praising it.... nothing but respect (and maybe jealousy) for the achievement.

Like Fetch or something? Ill try the chromecast when I get home otherwise just screen cast the Phone. Bloody τεχνολογια ... bring back SBS farkin.

Bigger story is Port Melbourne's almost expected back to back relegation.

AND the first NPL club in Aus Cup grand final... All banter aside, you are flying this year, if we face you in the Australian Champs it will be electric both home AND away.

I think he was serenading you bruv.

With the exception of last years Aus Champs eh? hahahahahahahahah too soon?

I was at both MCG and 10 or so years ago at Etihad stadium friendlies. Im sure you are not suprised to learn I am quite opinionated on football matters and on principle I despise half/half football scarves with a passion - the below is the ONLY one I own and I wear it proudly to Socceroos games...

I have never tried to question your "Aussieness".. what gives you the right to question others though?

Well, if you don't understand multiculturalism then I am against you having any say in what are or aren't considered Australian values.

No, Im asking for the vast majority of Australians that have, often complex, allegiances to other nations... This whole gatekeeping fascist rules about who is and isnt "Aussie enough" can get in the bin.

What happens if you are cheering both and happy for either to win?

How did you download the FIFA app for the LG tv, I had to change region to India... what a μαλακια Im in the market for a new one, Sony next time for sure.

I dont think Avondale fans are welcome at Somers St or vice versa.

Sorry I forgot the Dockerty cup, in that case we have already played 20 matches - 8 in NPL, 1 Dockerty and 11 OPL - Weve got another 18 in the league and 9 in the OFC plus one more in Dockerty and at the very least 1 more in AUstralia Cup if we get bundled out of Dockerty... Not to mention at...

fuckin LG, never getting another one again....

ZZZZZZZ aren't you sick of the same old xenophobia over and over and over again? We live in a multicultural society where people from every corner of the globe are huddled here, welcome to live their lives based on who they are and what they believe. If you want people to see themselves as...

Don't worry I dont think the Matildas have ever even visited their home here in Bundoora. The name was just how Football VIC opened the state purse strings.

Its probably because the "bigger" clubs can see a pathway towards a cup run, exposure, better gate takings etc etc.. smaller clubs see the cup as a bit of a chance to blood some youth from what Im told.

BTW its is mid April and we have already played 19 matches since Feb?!?!?!?! 19!!!!!

Wait to hear what he has to say AFTER he stops playing here mate, not during his stint.

Is anyone having trouble with the FIFA+ app on Smart TVs? Its laggy as shit (and on the big LG one I had to change my location setting to even download the app)... I can only watch on Phone or Laptop now... any ideas?

Not convinced by Bergers this year, NOTHING is guaranteed in this league.

Not much you can do with castles built on sand bud.

Mate I get your point of view but these kids and this region doesnt need Liverpool v PSG it needs pathways for their own... The clubs are fresh, the concept is new and the pitches and refs are... well... sometimes worse than NPL but they ARE learning.... In a few decades this torunament may...

I was the same at first mate but it has grown on me... Win lose or draw I am proud of what the club is doing here. Our own country doesn't treat us with as much respect us these Fijian school children singing songs and chanting for the lads...

If you really want to offend the APL, simply email them over and over and over again: "Nobody gives a fuck how much money you make!!!!!! " help@aleagues.com.au

Sorry but not good enough... Whats the point of having a home if we dont live there?

Thats so cool. I remember the soccer pools here of course just never thought our matches would make there way over there....

WTF, thats a paddock, are the lights even strong enough for a night game?

Attempting to nullify fantastic NPL crowds as usual...

OPL is going to finihs next month and we are going to be left with a massive squad all looking for matchtime... Its time to start thinking of culling, and sadly neither Singh or Jimmy look like they bring anything to the table.

Where is STRUC steel stadium?

Hahahah no I know the Hollies it was the plastic soccer teams I hadn't heard of :P

Wait till the KNVB people start mansplaining "Geggenpress" to us. hahahahahaha

Huge to US but not to the rest of the sporting public in Australia... Sadly, nothing short of a WC trophy will really shift the dial ... and even then only for a very brief time.

HAHAHAAH would love to hear which Europeans were "taken aback"?

Ive got an old Commodore 64 somewhere with International Soccer if you want to go REAL retro.

Hey Sutho and any other British posters, the article mentions Aussie football being familiar to Brits back then because it appeared in the Summer soccer pools coupon.. Is that true? Did anyone know anything about our clubs?

Im just surprised anyone would believe the multi sport model would work for the development of football talent? Its a well written piece but do we really need a thesis to understand what is, fundamentally, common sense? You touch a football with your foot a million times then the million and...

I watched it last night... HAHAHA couldnt stop laughing at these clowns.. The scary thing is how many aimless boys look up to these dumb cunts... Be better dads to your sons people.... otherwise they turn into rejects.

When I speak English in Europe my accent becomes so thick like I'm Alf from Home and Away... Flamin Galahs hahahahahah

I also don't understand Pokemon trading cards or tik tok challenges... I wasn't cloistered, I'm just not franchise friendly :cool:

tell me about it... its been a couple of weeks now but the editing is decent and putting them up on a Monday is ok I guess...

Mikkola had a great game against Preston... He seems to be enjoying his football

Must be nice being called an Aussie... doesn't happen much here in Australia for some people.

Who the fuck are they?

Highlights are up :) https://www.youtube.com/@NPLVictoria/videos

I agree, I re-posted in NPL... nearly 6k for Perth is very decent...

it wasn't our crowd, we were soaking wet in the rain the Preston people had the cushy seats under cover....

Yeah but nobody cares if Manchester City win it mate, there is nobody around to celebrate until the start of next season... you just forget what happened and start again next season.

He's been practising that all day... HAHAHAHAHAHA

Not bad for Perth

Don't worry we have the KNVB curriculum though...

I dont ask for much in life but something like this would shake the pillars of Hell... HAHAHAHAHA

Yeah thats how it was "sold' to me as well... we live in hope...

We should have kept Ilya here in Melbourne for the bench, he could have let us know what the Preston fans were chanting about us perhaps?

You cant have a "curva" if you don't have a curva..... :cool: :cool:

Yes AND no, club fortunes wax and wane... They will be back again one day... As an example from my very own club, I saw people come back to Lakeside after nearly 2 decades these past Aus Championship games....

A world cup win for the Socceroos (no not for the Matildas it has to be the mens team, people can get angry all they like its the truth) will make the sport explode in popularity here despite the head start AFL and NRL have there though.

It more wishful thinking I reckon, Aleague season is almost over for the club with the upside down robot man doing a poo as a logo. Contracts are usually ended by June anyway, just in time for the NPL window and the rumours to start flying thick and fast...

"Gotham City" isnt a geographic area my friend.... never mind.

Cicciolina... hahahahahahah Why can't we have pollies like that anymore? :)

100% but some of the more zealous on here keep waiting for the "sleeping giant" to awaken and appeal to all the AFL and NRL bogans out there...

Great Idea... OK, here goes nothing :) Socceroos: Did we produce a standout attacker in the top 5 leagues of the world? - no How many players do we have playing regularly in the big 5? - 2 How many playing in top 2nd tier clubs like Celtic, Feyenoord, Brugge etc? - 40 How far did we get...

Huh?

Yeah I understand, but there ARE, or at least Im told there are, 5,000 that will always follow Melbourne Victory or Sydney FC or whatever other Aleague club... Its been 20 years for these franchises Im sure they are onto the second generation by now? I dont think its the problem of if/how...

No doubt thats the ONLY place in Melbourne you like eh? Dirty boy...

Speak for yourself..... hahahahah Im 3rd generation South Melbourne and my kids are fourth :P

Yes I DID hear that particular little tasty rumour and by a sort of credible source... I refuse to believe it as that squad will be pretty much invincible.... we cant have everything all at once.

No, Avondale are the AVENGERS!!!!!!

Jamal Ali was woeful at CB, Bonada had him shitting himself.. First half was cagey but in the second you basically gave us the whole midfield uncontested dude... Zoki is gong to have to figure out how to play THROUGH teams, that hit and hope shit didnt work.

Shut up re.... :)

He is also very much a confidence player, you can tell when he hesitates to shoot for fear of missing and tries to lay off...

Absolute smash and grab at BT

Thanks for the summary, I was on hosting duties for Easter yesterday and was only keeping one eye on it.. Will watch the replay tonight.

Yeah I was frustrated watching that too, but you are correct, our first XI plus 3-4 decent step ins are enough to pu this to bed whn the finals roll around. The perfect scenario for us is being top of the table at home leading up to May when we are going to have tpo toake the foot off a bit... I...

Ethan really has stepped up these past 2-3 matches... really pleasing to see. Campbell's goal was magnificent, from where i was it was looking out by a foot and then curled in, gave Scott absolutely NO chance in hell of saving it... perfect strike...

Best way to fix the league is to bribe the reffs I reckon.

I still can't figure out which Juve is flying over, is it Adelaide City or Brunswick City?

I thought AAMI was more like 100k per match?

Sorry answered before seeing this... yep, what HSP said :)

As much as it os waranted the first hurdle is sortign out the Womens Aleague season and professionalism I feel.. Can't have players forced to play for two clubs per season to make it fionancially worthwhile and have a meaningful Australia cup

Great read, thanks for posting.

Χριστος Ανεστη - Happy Easter to all our Orthodox brothers and sisters.

The only thing "projecting" is your teeny little doodle dreaming of me.

Nothing surprises me this year... will just have to see who turns up tomorrow.

Dont ask questions when the answers are just going to be disappointing :)

Thats what freaked me out too... Unless they mean he is flying out after the Preston game?

Now your getting cocky... amazing what a little wining streak does, last season you were all doom and gloom. hahahahahahaah

Are those people in the room with us now?

I still dont understnad your take on this being a promotion for the Australian Championship... Heidelberg United is NOT an Australia Championship club in 2026 and failed to make the final in last years edition? Thats like saying you are promoting vegetarianism by only eating rib eye.

While I cant understand how anyopne could judge a players performance for the national team over club football I do agree that this list is a red hot dumpster fire...

Condolences to the Roar family....

He likes it when men put their heads between other men's thighs :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

??? Winning UCL is an achievable dream for the best players, winning a world cup quite often isn't purely because of where they were born...

Im a huge believer in this, not specifically O'Neil and Irvine although I agree, more so that some players NEED their "twinsie" to perform better on the pitch... Especially spine players, DMs, CBs, who rely on the instinctive coverage from their mate and seem to go all to water even when playing...

I really want to learn Spanish, its hard to sit down and learn a language properly these days.

Im for sure pro Leverkusen Alonso and less about Real Alonso :)

AND its meant to bucket down around 3pm.

Meh, can always go through Singapore, its just gonna be exxie this year..

Keep an eye out for Bentleigh, Hume and or Georgies...

Oh yeah, I agree going to China was definitely not the only reason but I remember reading an article at the time that it really got under the Italian's noses... Always liked him at Milan but injuries killed the kids career mainly...

Mass Luongo, please and thank you :)

Heidelberg is NOT a foundation team for Australian Championship and from the looks of things wont be in any position to finish first to qualify either.... But Im sure you knew that right?.

Monday to Saturday is for working, Sundays are for God and Family - football is both :)

I feel sorry for the board and the club.. Its great bringing some of the old fans back now that all the hard work has been done but at the same time where were they during the dark old days of state league relegation when you needed them? I hope your mob can find a balance between ultras and...

Thats ridiculous... No second divison in the world provides the club for continenatal football. Besides, we couldn't possible compete in yet ANOTHER confederation tournament next year, would mean 100+ matches a season!! We are supposed to be an amateur, EfFNiKz,evil, old soccer club remember?

I think you'll find that his stint in China was one of the many reasons for the lack of Italy call ups... I dont blame him for not choosing to represent Egypt. like Ange famously once asked, why do football people in this country seem simply content with qualifying for a world cup? Sharawy may...

Sorry KK I agree with LFC, Enrique would be a perpelexing appointment... Alonso has to be the odds on favourite...

Sporting all the way..... Big Foti needs a UCL medal - Im hoping he doesnt need further surgery and is back in time for finals. :P

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I have a soft spot for GVS and this is the group I struggled the most with. I think round 6 will be GVS vs Suns and I couldnt split the difference. I stand behind my massive call for Yarraville.. I reckon Bergers will field a weakened team to focus on the slipping league and the Glory will...

correct as far as I understand it... Port have been shocking this year so they may indeed get rolled by Beaumaris...

I should read others replies first before responding eh? hahahahahaha

Only when it is a NPL club vs a state league club.. not VPL... at least thats what they said during the draw...

I just want to face them in a competitive match before they completely fold.

Great goal by Grace..

It should be at Lakeside we were drawn first no?

Back of the envelope predictions: hittlesea United/North Sunshine Eagles v Eltham Redbacks/Essendon Royals - Royals. Werribee City/Avondale FC v Brunswick City/Western United - Western United Williamstown/Old Scotch v Albion Rovers/Caroline Springs George Cross - Georgies Banyule City/Bentleigh...

HOOLIGANS... hahahahahaha

Yeah yeah, we all know you want to move to Melbourne. I dont blame ya.

Not entirely.... As Brenton posted, its pretty much the norm worldwide that when the Cup winner is awarded with a continental tournament spotr, if they are also the league winners, then the "cup spot" goes to the next highest league position NOT the cup runner up... It seems like FA is trying to...

Another question I have is why FA would be championing this to AFC and not wanting an Aleague club to be given the spot? It could just be that they want to add a bit of prestige to "their" cup tournament but it comes across as being dismissive towards the APL.

That poor country.. It was a paradise before 1975 and the PLO and Falangists got into it. Ive seen pictures from my mates family albums before they migrated.... so sad.

At 50K a speaking engagement no less...

Speaking to a Lebo mate, its a bit of a mixed bag.. 1/2 the country is happy it happening.

Hope always dies last.

Mate by the time I met Puskas his width was greater than his height... hahahahaha could still ping a ball to the top corner from 40 yards out without taking his hands out of his pockets though :)

wtf are state/city rivalries? Just pick a club to support ffs.

Don't be so hard on yourself old fella, there's pills for that sort of thing.

He really IS the prince of peace. What a deal maker..

I prefer Sunday 3pm for same reason, Sat is for junior soccer for a lot of people but this time its to avoid Easter for both sets of fans, make sense to me. Im there either way :P

Do you wanna hear something funny. A couple of real died in the wool AFL supporters at work were complaining about being sick and tired of their club (Essendon) being constantly shit year after year, seasons after season... one said to the other "it would at least be fun if we where struggling...

In that Image the yellow line is measuring at wrong points. Where the green dot is is the club room Magic play on the pitch to the left and PAOK on the pitch to the right, the club rooms are back to back.. and were you are measuring from is the carpark across the road.

I was expecting land mines and burning tyres between Edensor and Bonnyrig...

Easiest way to do that is to beat Preston on Saturday... hahahahahahahahahaah

Ill bum one off ya at Preston? hahahahahahahaha

Great initiative mate... From a South perspective I can tell you that a few of the old players tend to come down to games quite sporadically and some not at all. Our cup game on Saturday for example had Vaughn Coveney and Paul Trimboli enjoying the sunshine, and watching Horse's son play for...

Gave the darts away last year.... easier than I thought... Best thing Ive done..

Hey Pat, Im not entirely sold on Nisbet as a player (yes I admit I cant get past his size, sorry) but if/when he does get a Socceroos callup it will be 100% down to your tireless campaigning... I admire the loyalty and you can bask in a well deserved "told ya so" to all and sundry if it...

I know Im flogging a horse that died decades ago but this could easily spike attendances if there WAS something on the line....

Knights have been knocked out of Dockerty Cup already so Im not sure what Football Victoria is going to rig against us this year :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

So are, apparently, Whisky and cigarettes....

Not much hope at all I agree...

Why would Monday have been huge? I still don't agree. I dont believe anybody NOT already in the northern suburbs is going to venture out on a Monday night to Reservoir. If we hadnt played Preston for a decade then perhaps but its not "the big show" anymore... its just another match.

Monday night monster crowd? In Preston? Like we got a crowd last week on a Tuesday? After not having played at home all season mind you. Good luck to Brunswick and all the "good of the game" fans, I only go and watch South games these days.

I have a gut feeling 1-2 players on that list are gonna be on the plane.

Our senior women play tonight at Lakeside also...

Don't be so "edgy" its Easter.... :)

Easter is almost bigger than Chrsitmas for us now the kids are a little older. Weve been fasting all week so looking forward to the big do at my house on Sunday, both sides and kids... should be great if the weather holds up . Ive got so much meat in my back fridge its scary..... even better...

You reckon 15 kgs of pork and chicken gyros, 10 kgs lamb chops,. 2 trays of lasagne, a roast chicken, roast potatoes, Chinese rice to feed twenty people is big??? pffft Easter is frugal these days :P

Welcome to the forum. Who/What sort of format did you have in mind? IF its a speaking gig I would suggest many past players have agents that would handle that sprt pof thing, perhaps reach out to them individually? Some even use Talent agency like below, hope this helps...

Looks like they could do with bigger stadiums?

College sport in the states is more about fleecing alumni for funds to keep the college afloat than creating athletes...

copped more than he saved against us :P

Preston vs South is being played on Saturday 3pm so BOTH sets of fans can go to church on Friday night and Saturday night... sheesh, talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. Burgers, Oakleigh and Bentleigh are ALL playing on Saturday early afternoon too, are THEY high risk? Only Sunday...

Altona Magic and East Altona PAOK are meters apart :)

Im pretty sure Green Gully and St Albans are pretty close?